The MSPT FireKeepers Champ Puts His Life on the Line
Level 26
: 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante
Back in May, Jason Zarlenga topped a field of 411 entries to win the 2014 MSPT FireKeepers Casino for $101,482. With either a second or first-place finish Zarelgna will become the all-time MSPT money earner, and he just took a big step toward that honor with a big double through Paul Mattioda.
It happened when Zarlenga opened for 90,000 from the cutoff and Mattioda three-bet to 230,000 from the button. Both blinds folded, Zarlenga four-bet all in for 674,000, and Mattioda made the call.
Mattioda: 
Zarlenga: 
Zarlenga had the best of it, and his pocket pair held up as the board ran out an uneventful 
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| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,371,000 | 653,000 |
|
684,000 | -523,000 |
flop when Rob Edelstein bet 70,000 from middle position and Sunny Ali called from the button. After the dealer burned and turned the 
, Edelstein checked and Ali fired out 200,000. Edelstein woke up with an all-in check-raise to 723,000, and Ali hit the tank for a brief spell before releasing his hand.
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spiked on the river!
flop. Neither the 
blanked on the river and Mattioda won the pot with a pair of jacks. Sutton wished the table luck and then made his way to the payout desk to collect $9,414 for his ninth-place finish.
flop, which they both checked.
appeared on the turn, Lamphere led out for 115,000 and Ali immediately announced a raise to 700,000. Lamphere, who only had 535,000 behind, thought for awhile before calling off.
